Cross country regional meets set for today
Elkins High boys, girls heavy favorites to capture titles
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ELKINS -- The Elkins boys and girls cross country teams have enjoyed a banner season.
So it's no surprise both squads are heavy favorites in the Class AAA, North Region meet set for today at West Taylor Elementary School.
Schools competing along with Elkins include host Grafton, Bridgeport, Brooke, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Hampshire, John Marshall, Keyser, Lewis County, North Marion and Robert C. Byrd.
Six teams from the region advance to the state meet, set for next Saturday at Cabell Midland High School in Ona.
Grafton, Hampshire and Keyser are projected to challenge Elkins for the boys title.
Individually, the Tigers' Trevor George, the defending state champion, is the favorite.
Other contenders to win the regional crown include George's teammate Treven Schaeffer, Keyser's Luca Altobello, Grafton's Chase Maier and Lewis County's Brody Skinner.
In the girls meet, the Lady Tigers will look to keep Bridgeport at bay, along with Fairmont Senior.
Elkins' Julia Biola is the clear-cut favorite to capture the individual title, with Bridgeport's Aria Selario, the Lady Tigers' Emilia Tenney and John Marshall's Zoe Zervos in the running.
The Class AAAA, North Region girls race is set for 9:45 a.m., followed by the boys at 10:30 a.m.
The Class AAA girls race will then take place at 11:45 a.m. and the boys at 12:30 p.m.
In the Class AAAA, South Region meet, Buckhannon-Upshur will venture to St. Albans today.
Other schools in this region include Cabell Midland, George Washington, Huntington, Hurrican, Oak Hill, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South, Riverside and Woodrown Wilson.
The Class AAAA girls race begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the boys at 10:30 a.m.
Six teams advance to states in each of the Class AAAA races.
The Class AAA girls race will then take place at 11:45 a.m. and the boys at 12:30 p.m.
Philip Barbour, meanwhile, will travel to South Harrison for the Class AA, Region II meet, with host South Harrison, Moorefield, Petersburg, Lincoln, Frankfort, Braxton County and Berkeley Springs also competing.
Three teams are expected to qualify for states in each of the Class AA races.
The Class A, Region II also takes place South Harrison. Teams entered are Tucker County, Pendleton County, East Hardy, Trinity Christian, Paw Paw, Notre Dame and Clay-Battelle.
Tygarts Valley has runners entered individually.
The Class A girls race takes to the course first today at 9 a.m., followed by the boys at 9:45 a.m., the Class AA girls at 11 a.m. at the Class AA boys at 11:45 a.m.